Author(s)

He Cang

Corresponding Author

He Cang

ABSTRACT

Modality is a cross-linguistic grammatical category concerning the state of propositions that describe practices. Modality can be reached in different ways, in which the modal verbs are quite important and most languages. Thus, this study focuses on the meaning of different modal verbs: may, might, can, could, will, would, shall and should. Besides, many examples are provided to illustrate the context meaning and the differences between relative modal verbs. There are three parts in this study. The first chapter is the introduction of modality and modal verbs. The second part illustrates the modal verbs respectively and the third chapter is the conclusion.

KEYWORDS

Modal Verbs, Meaning